Is "AMAZON CORP SYF PAYMNT" fraud?

Written by Lily Tran

June 18th, 2024

Medium Risk

What is "AMAZON CORP SYF PAYMNT"?

Amazon has been operational since its founding in July 1994. The company's initial focus was on online book sales but has since expanded to a large variety of retail products. Among these are electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewelry. The growth of Amazon has also seen it venture into sectors like cloud computing services (Amazon Web Services), digital streaming (Amazon Prime Video), and artificial intelligence.\n"

  • AMAZON CORP: Refers to the merchant or company involved in the transaction, in this case, Amazon Corporation.
  • SYF: Stands for Synchrony Financial, which is a financial institution that handles the payment for the transaction.
  • PAYMNT: Indicates that the transaction is a payment made to the merchant or company.

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    STEP 2

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    STEP 3

    Reconcile

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    SimplyWise Community Comments

    Harrison Williams

    Hey, just noticed this charge from AMAZON CORP SYF PAYMNT on my statement! Anyone else had this? Is it legit? Curious to know. Saw it on 5/7/2023.

    Harvey Anderson

    Hey, I noticed a similar charge on my card this month too! It's definitely worth investigating to avoid any fraudulent activities.

    Mika D

    They have removed over $1000 from my account since this past March. I thought it was Amazon but when they took $187. 92 and a half hour later another $155.00 I started making calls. They are a scam that takes your money and gives you nothing but banking chaos to figure it out

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